St. Paul daily globe., 1887-09-02
THE SALTWATER BUDGET.
Some of the Witnesses in the Roney
Case Seem to Have Skipped.
A HUSBAND MINUS A WIFE.
No More Prison Convict Contract Labor
After Sept. 1, 1888---Various
Other Matters.


cut40n in finding the desired witnesses,
and it was strongly limited by Mr..
Marsh that her father had sent several
young men, whose testimony was de-
Sirable, out of the state to avoid service.
DR.. J. c. Rhodes, the party with whom
the oflienSe charged is said to have
been committed, was the first witness
examined. His testimony was in
substance a square denial of ever hav
ing visited any hotel, assignation or
boarding house III either ST. Paul or
Minneapolis i'll company with the de-
fendant. He had known her for some
time. particularly since last September.
He might have written TO her, as he
frequently did to patients, but denied
ever having written to her in cypher,
or of ever asking Mrs. Z. c. Scott to
write to her, and that he never made
her present of a watch, ring or watch
case. He denied ever having Wis
tied Mrs. SCOTS place in st.
he had been there frequently
alone, Mrs. Scott being one of his
patients. The attempt on the part of
the prosecution to prove that the letters
addressed to the defendant were in the
handwriting of DR.. Rhodes failed, none
of the witnesses called, being willing
to swear to its identity, among whom
were several other city physicians. The
attempt to compel Hi King, the druggist,
to produce prescriptions written by DR..
Rhodes. also failed. That gentleman
refusing to produce them in court. In
the afternoon Mr.. Marsh was him.
self placed upon the witness stand
and testified to having visited the
defendant a few days ago at her moth
er'S request, and OF having an extended
conversation with her regarding her ca
reer, and her mother 5 desire that she
go to the House OF the Good Shepherd.
He did not ask her to make confession,
but asked if she desired to say anything
regarding the largeS against her
fail er before her parents and friend
OF each. She replied that the charges
agsA-St her father and herself were
false. Her mother was called into the
room and she was told to look her in
the face and say that the charges
against her father were false,
but she would not rase her eyes from
the floor. Mr.. Marsh also testi-
fed that he informed her that
he had letters in his possession from
DR.. Rhodes to herself III cypher. The
case was then adjourned until to-day at
= p. H., when the arguments of counsel
will be made. Mr.. Marsh stated after
adjournment that he thought he had
failed to cOnclusively prove the Offense
charged through the spiriting away of
some of his witnesses and would pOSSi-
bly, move himself to dismiss the case.
SKIPPED WITH ANOTHER MAN.
Another case of domestic infelicity,
rumors of which have filled the air for
number of days. was fully developed
Yesterday morning, when Ms. Hugo
EichSteadt, whose husband Is the pres
ent proprietor of the Chicago house,
eloped with Louis Moeller. The fleeing
pair left In a livery rig at S a. II. and it
is supposed went to st. Paul. Eich-
steadt and wife came to this city sew
eral months ago from Chicago, where
his wife and MOelier are said to have
been more or less intimate and
were followed about ten days
ago by the disturbing element,
who with the utmost coolneSS
took up his quarters at their hotel. A
crisis in the domestic relations was pre-
cipitated few days since by the hus-
band coming into possession of a num-
ber of letters written by MOeller while
in Chicago and addressed to Mrs. Eich-
Steadt, in which he made use of the most
tender and endearing language, telling
her he could not live without her and
other sentimental and iOver-like matter
quite out of place in man addressing
another mans lawful wife. An eXpio-
sion followed, from which the young
man retreated i'll good order.
taking cover during the day
on Tuesday, while the wife sought an
other abode, from which both fed
yesterday morning. Proceedings for
divorce Oh the part of the injured huS-
band will be instituted within day or
two, which will probably close the
chapter, as the wife's desertion with
MOeller and the possession OF her letters
from him by the husband will make
clear case for him. Mrs. EichSteadt is a
woman forty-two years of age, while
her new love is but tWenty-three. She
leaves no children and was married to
the husband she deserted in 1878.
CONTRACT LABOR.
Attorney General Clapp visited this
city yesterday and served formal notice
upon Seymour, Sabin IL Co., through
their re ceiver. j. G. O'Gorman. upon E.
S. Brown. receiver of the Northwestern
Manufacturing d Car company, and w.
L. Goodhue. its secretary, of the inten-
ton of the state to terminate the pres
ent contract for prison labor between
Seymour, Sabin Il Co. and the common
wealth, as provided by special act of
last winter. This will take effect Sept.
1, 1888, the close of the formal years
notice.
NOTES.
furious runaway occurred OH Sixth
and Pine street yesterday morning.
Frank Slentund, who drives team for
Charles Shogren, had just hitched up
and started out to work upon the street
grade with dirt plank on his wagon.
when the team started to run. and the
boards sliding forward touched the
horses, which soon became frightened
and unmanageable, tearing down Pine
street at a frightful pace. At the cor
ner of Fifth they cOllided with a hy-
drant, breaking it off even with the
ground and clearing themselves from
the wagon. Meanwhile the driver was
thrown off and struck upon the right
side of his head Severing a temporal
artery. He was taken up bleediug pro-
fusely and conveyed to the office of DR..
7. ii. Millard, where the artery was
taken up and the man, although very
weak from the loss of blood, which
covered him from head to foot, was
found to be not otherwise seriously in
jured.
The water in the lake rose about three
inches yesterday, but an increased stage
can only be obtained by heavy ard con-
tinued rains. The small streams and
brooks which feed the st. Croix are very
low, and, as President Mower, of the st.
CrolX Boom company, remarked, ''Noth-
ing but a miraculous opening of the
heavens and an unprecedented spell of
rainy weather will permit the resump-
ton of business this fall by them.'
The funeral of Mary, late wife of
John G. Gardiner. whose death occurred
on Tuesday, took place from the family
residence, corner of Myrtle and Everett.
at p. m. yesterday. a large number of
early settlers and friends of the de-
ceased being in attendance. The ex-
erciseS were conducted by Rev. w. III.
Albright, quartette composed of
MesSrs. Haskell and Barrett, Miss Laura
Dexter and Miss Minnie Butts furnish
ing appropriate music.